is a

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located in

Nagano Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture ...

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. As of October 1, 2011, the district has an estimated

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of 23,044 with a

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of 85.85 persons per km². The total area is 268.42 km². Northern Higashichikuma has its population increased, while Southern Higashichikuma has theirs decreased.

Municipalities

The district consists of five villages: *

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Chikuhoku is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 4,688 in 1,873 households, and a population density of 47 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . Geography Chikuhoku is located in the ce ...

* Ikusaka * Omi * Yamagata

History

District Timeline

* April 1, 1959 - The town of Shiojiri absorbed the villages of Kataoka, Hirooka, Souga and Chikumaji to form the city of Shiojiri. * June 28, 1961 - The village of Seba was merged into the expanded city of Shiojiri. * April 1, 1973 - The village of Hata gained town status. * May 1, 1974 - The village of Hongo was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.

Recent mergers

* April 1, 2005 - The village of Shiga was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto. * October 1, 2005 - The town of Akashina was merged with the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato (all from Minamiazumi District) to form the new city of Azumino. * October 11, 2005 - The villages of Honjō, Sakakita and

Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its '' kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun ...

merged to form the new village of

. * March 31, 2010 - The town of Hata was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.

Sister cities

The district has a sister city relationship with the city of

Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; literally ''spring river''), formerly romanized as Ch'unch'ŏn, is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the north of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River (Korea), Han R ...

in South Korea.

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References

Districts in Nagano Prefecture {{Nagano-geo-stub